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Author: Amir Taaki
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To: unsystem
Subject: Re: [unSYSTEM] libwallet: code forked from libbitcoin
Practical example:

http://cooperativa.cat/en/4390-2/

The CIC is a project of around 7000 people using the legal structure of
a cooperative in Catalonia, to create their own internal economy. The
CIC is responsible for a number of places including Calafou, has its own
food network and has initiatives providing education and healthcare.

Copyright creates an artificial scarcity by granting ownership of
information. Copyleft is a hack which inverts this to force all
derivations of the work to be public and owned by everyone.

We are attacked everyday, and the law is used to legitimise or lend
legitimacy to these attacks.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/11/french-officials-internet-users-real-time-law
Don't reject whatever little concessions we have. They should be
exploited to the fullest. Those who want to drown freedom would sooner
not have to waste their time on these nuisances holding them to account.
Remember that the farce of the corrupted legal system needs to be
maintained because it is key to maintaining compliance from people if
they feel they have a justice system and political process that empowers
them.

I have no interest in people creating proprietary technology. It doesn't
benefit me or my goals.

On 13/12/13 23:30, Luke Parrish wrote:
> Sounds like he's an idealist :)
>
> I wonder if any projects have already adopted the idea I suggested? I
> wasn't able to find any by googling. But it seems simple enough to put
> an addendum saying that after so many years all restrictions on the code
> (as of that revision) would be dropped, but until then it must abide by
> the GPL.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Mark Lamb <markdavidlamb@???
> <mailto:markdavidlamb@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Luke you don't know Mike very well if you think he's the type of guy
>     to compromise on something :P

>
>
>     On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Luke Parrish <fretho@???
>     <mailto:fretho@gmail.com>> wrote:

>
>         I wonder if a license that puts the code in the public domain
>         after 15 years or so (keeping it under the GPL until then) would
>         be an acceptable compromise between idealism and pragmatism here.

>
>
>         On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Amir Taaki <genjix@???
>         <mailto:genjix@riseup.net>> wrote:

>
>             Why the GPL?

>
>             http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/
>             Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by
>             any means
>             necessary

>
>             http://hintjens.com/blog:68
>             How To Capture an Open Source Project

>
>             Until copyright stops existing, I have no reason to give my
>             work free to
>             corporations and people writing proprietary software.
>             Exploiting the law
>             to protect yourself is a valid form of resistance.

>
>             On 12/12/13 16:42, Mike Gogulski wrote:
>             > More GPL crap, Amir? C'mon. One of these days you've got
>             to realize that
>             > threatening to sic the police on people with bogus,
>             unsupportable IP law
>             > as justification is not only unfriendly, but bad for the
>             adoption of
>             > otherwise good code. Stallman be damned.
>             >

>             >
>             > On 12/12/2013 05:39 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:
>             >> I've created a new library which will have non-critical
>             code (like
>             >> deterministic wallets, key formats and selecting outputs)
>             ported from
>             >> libbitcoin to libwallet.

>             >>
>             >> This will keep libbitcoin focused on its core
>             functionality. The client
>             >> side stuff is less important considering all the wallet
>             development done
>             >> in Python, JavaScript .etc libbitcoin is aimed at server
>             software.

>             >>
>             >> https://github.com/spesmilo/libwallet

>             >>
>             >> The install-sx.sh has been updated to reflect this. Users
>             simply need to
>             >> re-run the script to update.

>             >>

>             >>

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